Saturday, October 12, 2013

Josh Marks Has Died

Less than three months after he was arrested for assaulting a police officer at the University of Chicago, 26-year-old "MasterChef" finalist Josh Marks was found fatally shot Friday night of an apparent suicide, authorities said.

Posted by ent lawyer at 8:45 AM

17 comments:

  1. L8:49 AM

    RIP - thoughts and prayers for him and his loved ones

    ReplyDelete
  2. Just Another HR Lady8:50 AM

    Very sad, bipolar disorder is a difficult disease.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Orvilla Bedinbacher8:53 AM

    It is and I bet time spent with Gordon effing Ramsey didnt help. I swear that man is a virus.

    ReplyDelete
  4. audrey9:06 AM

    @ Orvilla--I am no fan of Gordon Ramsey by any means, but to blame him for a contestant with a mental disorder is totally uncalled for. This man's issues were there prior to his signing up for the competition, and were not a direct cause of his time spent on the show. If he couldn't handle the pressure of a cooking competition hosted by a group of nasty ass critical judges, he shouldn't have signed on in the first place.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Tyger Lilly9:08 AM

    As much as a d-bag "character" Gordon Ramsey plays on MasterChef, he isn't responsible for this guy's suicide. Mental illness is a bitch, and to blame anything other than the disease is wrong. Unless you've experienced the utter hopelessness that kind of disorder can bring on, you just can't understand. I don't even consider this a suicide, I consider this a man who lost his battle with a disease. R.I.P.

    (P.S. Gordon isn't a jerk all the time - i've been watching MasterChef Junior, and he's actually kind of cool to the kids.)

    ReplyDelete
  6. timebob 9:12 AM

    Gordon is actually pretty nice on Master Chef. He only gets nuts when he is running the brigade in Hell's Kitchen with a bunch of inept cafeteria workers.

    A lot of ill people have delusions of grandeur and are drawn to reality shows thinking it will bring them fame and fortune.

    He was just a sick man.

    ReplyDelete
  7. KaySea9:12 AM

    @Tyger - he's actually been awesome with the kids. I've caught bits and pieces of MC Jr and I've been very impressed with how all three chefs handle the kids. Especially Gordon ... I never took him for a softy.

    ReplyDelete
  8. The Real Dragon9:22 AM

    Damn RIP

    ReplyDelete
  9. Pip9:25 AM

    If anyone is on facebook, you should check out Amy's Baking Company. It was a restaurant shown on Kitchen Nightmares. The page had been hacked a few times, but when the actual owners post something, it is always a hilarious hot mess.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Unknown9:35 AM

      @pip- I was just there and looked in. No hours were posted and it was closed. I asked a business nearby if they were open and was told they are open sometimes but only for reservations (probably from the few loyal customers remaining.)

      Delete
  10. Anonymous9:36 AM

    My boss worked directly with Gordon Ramsay on one of the restaurants for the show six years ago, so I dealt with him alot. He was a very nice man, even a bit quiet and a joy to do business with. I got the feeling his show crazy persona is just a character.

    Rest in peace, Josh Marks. Chemical imbalances are heartbreaking and rough to deal with.

    ReplyDelete
  11. timebob 9:45 AM

    it's not a character @cookie, if you that is how he was raised in the kitchen brigade under Marco White.

    If you see a few old documentaries of Gordon starting out. He was actually worse to the staff.

    But it was only when he was in the kitchen. Most of the contestants gush how great he was to them away from dinner service.

    He is a perfectionist.

    ReplyDelete
  12. HannahBanana10:46 AM

    Rest in peace...terrible. He obviously, like most ppl w/ bipolar disorder, kept a lot of his pain hidden.

    Trust me, I know.

    ReplyDelete
  13. 8====D KermitGossnellKnobjob11:34 AM

    Lots of suicides this year.
    I didn't know him, therefore he was a good person by default.
    RIP then.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Unknown6:15 PM

    This is soo sad...he seemed like a really nice, genuine person on the show..I was rooting for him on the show

    ReplyDelete
  15. Unknown6:15 PM

    This is soo sad...he seemed like a really nice, genuine person on the show..I was rooting for him on the show

    ReplyDelete
  16. elspeth12:13 AM

    @Tyger Lilly [Paraphrase]: 'I don't even consider this as a suicide. It's a person who lost a battle with a disease.'

    Bless you for your perspective. Many people fight, and fight hard, but sometimes you can't prevail.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom )

Advertisements

Popular Posts from the last 30 days

  • Blind Item #8
    What happens when you decide to leak some information about the wife of one of the biggest drug dealers/killers ever and the wife's cel...
  • Blind Item #15
    This long running north of the border teen dominated show has been filming in what seems like an out of the way place. It is the basis for ...
  • Your Turn
    Over the last week I have had a number of discussions with people about jobs and careers and being laid off and taking what they can find. I...
  • Today's Blind Items - The Monster - Old Hollywood
    This actress was permanently A list. She had two of the biggest names in the world fighting for her. One of them was super rich and the othe...
  • Today's Blind Items - Dead Three Weeks Later
    This foreign born A list actor was in bad shape. He was doing so many drugs he could barely figure out where he was most days. He was filmin...
  • Blind Item #13
    This foreign born A- list actress offspring of someone higher on the list eats so little that she can only work in 45 minute increments befo...
  • Blind Items Revealed #4
    May 14, 2026 This alliterate actor's "dramatic new look" has nothing to do with the gym and everything to do with the sketchy ...
  • Blind Items Revealed #5
    May 14, 2026 This former A- list actor who had one big movie franchise  went a little too far in the swinging lifestyle he had with his wife...
  • Blind Item #13
    This attorney is rushing to transfer all his wealth into a foreign country because he knows he messed up and is going to lose his license an...
  • Blind Item #11
    The alliterate one thinks she is the only one hooking up with this A+ list movie producer. Actually though, he is also hooking up with the b...